In the early 80s, the Federal govt told the states to raise their drinking age to 21 or... [View all]

[Yavin4]

risk losing their highway funds.

On July 17, 1984, President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, a law that required states to raise the drinking age to 21 or face a 10 percent cut to their federal highway funding. All states complied and adopted the higher drinking age.

https://www.boston.com/culture/health/2014/07/17/why-21-a-look-at-our-nations-drinking-age#:~:text=On%20July%2017%2C%201984%2C%20President,adopted%20the%20higher%20drinking%20age.

Yes. That Ronald Reagan. I don't recall people crying about losing their "freedumbs" back then. Nor calling Reagan a dictator.

So, why can't the Federal govt do the same here. Tell the states to mandate wearing masks or lose federal funds.